NSF Survey Ranks UC San Diego’s Chemist

NSF Survey Ranks UC San Diego’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Spending No. 5 in the U.S.

Academic research spending by UC San Diego’s Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry totaled $31.4 Million in FY2013, 5th highest for U.S. research universities and colleges in 2013, compared to $27.4 Million and 8th highest for U.S. research universities and colleges in FY 2012. Federally funded research support accounted for 85.2% and 83.2% of FY2013 and FY2012 Chemistry & Biochemistry R&D expenditures, respectively. The data and rankings were published as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Higher Education Research & Development (HERD) Survey for Fiscal Year 2013 (its most recent report). The HERD Survey is an annual census and the primary source of information on R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities; it collects information on R&D expenditures by field of research, types of research and expenses, and sources of funds.